Clyde Richard Desper

Background

Desper, Clyde Richard was born on December 14, 1937 in Greenwood, Arkansas, United States. Son of John James and Eva May (Kiger) Desper.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959; Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, U. Massachusetts, 1966.

Career

Research assistant, Fabric Research laboratories, Dedham, Massachusetts, 1960-1962; research chemist, United States Army Natick (Massachusetts) laboratories, 1966-1968; research chemist, United States Army Research laboratories, Watertown, Massachusetts, 1968-1994. Expert analyst Chemtracts: Macromolecular Chemistry, Philadelphia, 1982-1994.

Achievements

• Clyde Richard Desper has been listed as a notable polymer scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member National Materials Advisory Board Committee on High Performance Fibers, Washington, 1987-1992. Member American Chemical Society, American Physical Society, American Crystallographical Association, Materials Research Society, Shakespeare Oxford Society, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Beatrice Smith, August 17, 1963 (divorced December 1972). Children: Elizabeth, John, Beatrice, Richard, Scott. Married Laura Taylor, January 1, 1988.

Father:

John James Desper

Mother:

Eva May (Kiger) Desper

Spouse:

Laura Taylor

Spouse:

Beatrice Smith

child:

John Desper

child:

Richard Desper

child:

Beatrice Desper

child:

Scott Desper

child:

Elizabeth Desper